Maternity 21, new test for Downs and trisomy 18

There's a new test that can determine if your baby has Downs or trisomy 18 with 99% accuracy. It's called maternity 21 and it's a simple blood test. It's new (within the last 8 months). Spread the word because the other tests (CVS and amino) all have miscarriage risks. The test is $200 and most insurance companies don't cover it. I had the nuchal test which did not show any soft markers for downs, but we are getting the maternity 21 test for peace of mind. Regardless of the outcome, I plan to continue, but knowing will mean that I have more time to research and prepare.

The test that I'm referring to is NOT the regular blood test that accompanies the nuchal translucency sono which is conducted around 12 weeks. This is another test that is more thorough and not invasive like the CVS or amnio.

Bumpbec that test sounds amazing. I didn't know that it was available although I heard it was being developed a couple of years ago. Are you in the US? I'm in the UK. I don't know if it's available everywhere, but it sounds great.

My standard Bloodwork which accompanies the nt sono came back with a ratio of 1:10,000 so there's no reason to have the additional Bloodwork (the maternity 21 test). However, I would recommend it for anyone whose ratio is 1:250 or less.

I was told about the test at my NT appointment. I should have my NT results on Monday and I will decide then if I am going to do maternity 21. It is a wonderful option if the NT shows an increased risk of trisomy or downs.

I asked my doc about this test today and he said he doesnt use them since its relatively new and doesnt know much about it. For those of you that have had it, did you get the order from your regular obgyn or a specialist?

I did this test at 10 weeks and had the results back a week later. They drew the labs at my Dr's office and had to send them out to be processed. Luckily it was covered by insurance. Everything came back normal and we found out we're having a girl. It was a lot of stress relief having the test amd finding out everything was ok!

They offer similar testing also in Australia with just a different name. Mine was called Harmony, but think they all are called Non-invasive pregnancy screening (NIPS). It was highly recommended by my GP and my OBGYN so had it done. Found out that we are having a little girl :)

I had the test done and it came back High Risk.. then I had that new blood test done and no risk at all!!! Also found out we were for sure having a girl bc her DNA is in with mine and there were no Y chromosomes.. 99% accurate! ((: Good Luck ladies! (:

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